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Wealth of Ideas
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This blog celebrates creativity in the world of ideas, exploring a wealth of artforms
Recent Posts
Trusting Your Narrator
When you become serious with fiction writing, you begin to understand that there is a difference between you and your narrator, even in stories that you consider autobiographical. The writer just becomes the facilitator of what's told, but how its to...
A Time to Be Thankful
This Thanksgiving I am thankful that I received my contributor copy of State of the Nation. It is a collection of thirty poets' works, edited by Tinashe Mushakavanhu and David Nettleingam. I haven't read all the poems, but I like how each poet was al...
The Complete Stories of J.G. Ballard, in One Volume
At 1196 pages, The Complete Stories of J.G. Ballard has to be the longest short story collection I have ever read. It contains 94 stories, and comes at a time of renewed interest in the short story. I am going to review this book for the Sacramento o...
The Short Story & All Things Carver
I am a new-comer to the American short story writer and poet, Raymond Carver, but from the moment I read "Cathedral", I have been hooked. I was drawn to him first by what he says in "Principles of a Story", his 1989 essay, which talks about the ease ...
Feature: Lawrence Dinkins (NSAA), Sacramento Poet
NSAAToday we feature a spoken word whose works I find moving. I have attended many of his performances, and we have shared the stage on several occassions. He is also a regular in the Sacramento Poetry scene, particularly at the Sacramento Poetry Cen...
Guest Blogger: Veronica Henry of MyAfricanDiaspora.com
This post features MyAfricanDiaspora co-founder, Veronica Henry. In this blog she introduces the organization and its mission, and provides information on the group's first Annual short story competition. Enjoy. Our website: www.myafricandiaspora.com...

